The risks of working from home: Remote work will provide abundant opportunities for cybercriminals, says study

With the significant rise in remote work due to the on-going pandemic, businesses in India are challenged with finding new ways to leverage IT to deliver a successful work-from-home operating model, while ensuring reliable and secure connectivity. “The 2020 pandemic exposed gaps in network security postures that no one could have foreseen,” says Laurence Pitt, global security strategy director, Juniper Networks. “Unsecured home networks, use of BYOD (bring-your-own-device) and siloed operations made previously visible threats on corporate networks invisible, hidden on home networks.”